The World War II Attack on Truk Island was carried out by US Task Force 58, on February 17 and 18, 1944, in the Caroline Islands, in the Central Pacific and was part of the Island Hopping Campaign. The name of this military operation was Operation Hailstone, whose objective was to destroy the main Japanese [...]
Battle of Eniwetok
August 16, 2012 by
The Battle of Eniwetok was a World War II military engagement fought between the combined force of the US 22nd Marine Regiment and the 106th Infantry Regiment, under Col John T Walker, and a Japanese defense task force, composed of 2,800 soldiers, led by Yoshimi Nishida. It took place from February 18 to February 24, [...]
HK MP7A1
August 15, 2012 by
The MP7A1 is a gas-operated 4.6mm-caliber sub-machine gun developed and manufactured by Heckler & Koch. With a weight of 1.9 kg (4 lb), it is a light multi-role weapon, which combines the compactness of a sub-machine gun and the stopping power of an assault rifle, being fit for close-quarters fighting of cramped spaces of city [...]
HK MP5
August 14, 2012 by
The HK MP5 is a sub-machine gun developed by the German firm Heckler & Koch in the early 1960s. It is in service with the Bundeswehr since 1967. Firing from a closed bolt, this 9mm-caliber sub-machine gun has a delayed roller blowback operating system and is fed by 15 or 30-round detachable box magazine. It [...]
Aircraft used in Vietnam War
August 13, 2012 by
Most of the aircraft used by the United States in the Vietnam War were supersonic jet fighters, which were also used in the ground-attack role, such as the McDonnel F-101 Voodoo, the McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom II, the North Aviation F-100 Super Sabre, and the Republic F-105 Thunderchief. Other extensively-used military aircraft in Vietnam was [...]
Heckler & Koch HK416
August 12, 2012 by
The HK416 is a German automatic assault rifle, developed and made by Heckler & Koch since 2005. Designed by German engineer Ernst Mauch, the HK416 has a gas-operated system for automatic reloading. It is 5.56mm-caliber and fires 5.56x45mm NATO cartridges. In the 26.4mm-long barrel version, it has an effective range of 600 m. The HK416 [...]
